Folks in Small Manitoba Town in Mourning for Well-Liked Teens Killed by Tornado

Folks in Small Manitoba Town in Mourning for Well-Liked Teens Killed by Tornado
A funnel cloud is seen in the distance of a farmer's field near Virden, Manitoba, Canada, on Aug. 7, 2020. HO-Wyatt Hiebert/The Canadian Press
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MELITA, Man.—The mayor of a small southwestern Manitoba town says everyone in the community is devastated after a tornado killed two well-liked teens.

Bill Holden says residents in Melita are feeling profound grief since Shayna Barnesky and Carter Tilbury, both 18, died on Aug. 7.